Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-05
UNION LABOR PARTY.
Large Meeting at Daggett's Hall
Where the Delegates TO the Waco
Convention We're Selected.
Lively Debates Between Members Who
thought Diffsrentiy-Tho Old Methods
Observation-Disclosures Adopted,


A large representation assembled al
Dsggett's hall yesterday 10 response to g
osv issued by MI Thomas Bush, chair
man of the United Labor party of Tarrant
county. The object Of the call was to
Sect delegates 20 attend the state con-
---pticn which meets In Waco ou July 3,
next. Chairman Bush called the meeting
m order at , D. H., aud briefly explained
.le object Of the meeting, after which
Tgfre j. Z. Martin was elected temporary
chairman, aui Mr. W T. flaming, the
Arc5h,a8es Il the Third ward, WAS
elected secretary. Judge Martin took
MS place and acted as though he had
been there before; Secretary flaming
6Iasled and Iii ted around like fairy
,a weighs l09 pounGs-Gnd took mis- seat
nj the able with becoming modesty and
Ei-i5rnCe.
On motion, committee of five was ep-
pointed by the chair on permanent or
gsgizaGOn. The following gentlemen
constituted the committee: j. d. Diltz,
Thomas Bush, W. NJ. Pope, Joseph Nc
cure sad ". L Robinson.
During the retirement OF the committee
on peImacent organization Mr.. Cobb
moved tla. committee of seven should
- appointed by the chair, TO select twelve
delegates Tor the Waco convention, 20 be
ratified by the assembled body. This
brought on some sharp debates Some
Cftae speakers, DR.. Broiles, Esquire linn
and others opposed the motion. The OBJ
5sc,fOls were that it was fsirer TO allow
.le convention 70 eject its delegates with
ID. having them recommended by any
committee. The motion was Withdrawn
temporarily.
The chair requested DR.. Broiies to read
the platform adopted by the National
Uagn LABOR paEt7 in CinCin ati, DR..
Bl3iles read the platform and added q
few comments. Re did aot believe that
woman suffrage was q popular policy Just
now, But he thought it = proper oae aud
be favored il. he believed that If our
women were allowed the ballbt they
would purify politics without suffering
the slightest contamination. The bOested
freedom of this country, so far as women
were concerned Iell 5shOrtS OF
many European cOun ries where women
were allowed to govern es reigning mon
arcls. II is 8 historical fact that women
nave proved as successful rulers, il not
more successful, than men, under mOu-
arclial forms Of government. He IA
v1Ted, too, The payment Of equal wages
% women for equal work II q woman
does as much work as G man and does it
SIS well, she should be given as much pay
for it SIS that psid man. He opposed
the boarding Of money in the national
treasury, and blamed this practice for
most Of the industrial troubles we are
l0w having. The Republican party
originated the idea and put the system
into practice, and TIE Democratic party
seemed TO follow in the old rut.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Here the committee on permanent or
gsuIZ2liOu announced themselves ready
10 report, and submitted The following
which was read by the secretary: We,
your committee on permanent organiZa-
llgn, beg leave to submit the following
report: For permanent chairman, Judge
IT. = Martin; for permanent secretary,
W. F. Tanning. We also recommend the
appointment by the chair OF an executive |
e uittee, consisting OF eleven members, |
whose duty il shall be to conduct all
business WhiCl may from time to time |
come before them. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. COBB renewed his motion that the |
chair appoint committee of seven to |
sel-c. list Of delegates TO attend the |
Waco convention. The opposition again |
sprung up tiercer than ever. Dr.. BroiIes |
made q speech of considerable length and |
not devoid OF bitterness. He opposed !
taking the power Of selecting delegates
on, OF the hands Of the convention. Those /
who had manifested enough interest in .
tine movement 10 be present and plrtici-
patt -rOuld be selected ID 60 to Waco.
Selecting few men who were not pres
ynC and who probably never would |
attend was p-UCAriUus proceeding. The
method sought to be adopted by the
passage Of ne proposed motion was
vicious precedent. That was how the old
parties worked. Both Democrats and Re-
luYucans would proclaim to the world
shat they were the party of the people,
set as soon as the people met IN public
mass meeting 3 few wire workers would
manage 10 get themselves appointed on
committee - which, practically, eli the
york of the convention had TO be referred |
The clique had their plans and slstes all
ready and would iiN things TO suit them
selves; then they would railroad their re-
port through The convention with hur-
ssh which me unsopbishCatgd mistOok
f0T enthusiastic patriotism, and in which
-acy Joined heartily. BE had left
the ola parties because he
wanted 10 get rid of boss rule
and he could not tAmeIy submit TO the
crestiOn Of 3 despotic boss system in the
irst stages Of reform party. People
should cung TO their power, and not del /
egate il TO committees or Cliques. Ger ,
tain gentlemen in Fort Worth had long
been doing the thinking for Tarranr 5
county, but he wished each individual :
would do his own thinking He was an !
orpLsn himself, and h&d 40 political pa i
rents. 8
0Ir. Imboden favored the amendment, ,
and feared no trickery or rascality. Peo- '
pie who are in earnest should r
De honest, and he was willing to |
trdst to the honesty of the people I
For his part he did not expect and could s
not accept preferment at the hands of 7
that convention. he could not attend if {
he would, aud did not want to attend If !
he could, on account of his youth and in c
experience. He believed the motion was 8
directed pOintedly ct the professional =
politician, and hence he favored it. To f
select e delegation from those present, b
would be grave Injustice 10 that vast g
-0dy OF honets farmers in the country Y
whose crops prevented them from at L
tending the meeting, but whose hearts 1
were with US. he wanted $ committee q
hat would select delegates, not alone IL
rom the town, but from among those cid :
warriors who were at present engaged in q
saving their crops. 1t was tor the pur- 4
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